When President Trump on Friday (Sept. 22) decided to use an Alabama campaign rally to lambast NFL players…
Economists might disagree with our reasoning, but – at least as far as Marlins Park in Miami is…
The Pro Bowl comes to Orlando tomorrow, amid some uncertainty about whether this will be the beginning of…
Before the CapitalOne Orange Bowl kicked off yesterday we wrote: “Tonight’s matchup between traditional powerhouses Michigan and Florida…
Big 12 expansion hopes dashed, but Florida schools may have the last laugh.
When Florida takes the field in Knoxville later today against Tennessee, there will be an urgency surrounding the…
In the first of our stories on the Big 12 Conference’s potential expansion and the possibility of the…
Discussion of the Big 12 Conference’s likely expansion – and what it might mean for the University of…
The Super Bowl is heading to South Florida in 2020. The region is expected to score big in…
Too often the “impact” of sporting events is measured purely in economic terms. With the 2nd Invictus Games,…
It was a lucky Friday the 13th of May with the grand opening of the $27 million Seminole County…
Baseball’s Annual Ritual Generates Millions for the State On Tuesday (March 1), the new year began for those…
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Murphy's Law has taken on a whole new meaning.
The roar of engines―and ring of cash registers―returns to Daytona International Speedway with the July 5 running of…
Florida is poised for a major investment in sports facilities. ORLANDO CITY’S STADIUM Orlando City Soccer has taken…
They’re not Les Rayons yet. Despite talk that began surfacing last fall about the Tampa Bay Rays moving,…
It only seems fitting that on the very week in which everyone in Central Florida is Irish for…
Observations of an aspiring Orlando soccer fan. Some lessons take time to sink in, and so goes my…
Spring training has become big business. A battle is growing over the economic spoils.
Speedweeks is pumping big dollars into the fuel tank of Florida tourism.
Two Stetson Hatters Baseball Alums Win Coveted MLB Awards Consider for a moment college baseball’s most prestigious programs:…
There was pomp and circumstance, sheer elation, sighs of relief and chills. Well, maybe those were from the…
Get ready to cue up the bands … and the cash registers. March Madness is returning to downtown…
Florida’s Bowl Games put up big numbers and the newest one has a special purpose. Cure Bowl. Some…
Stetson University began fielding a baseball team in 1895, but could there possibly have been a better week…
Florida’s college football programs bring big bucks to their local communities. The fact that major college football and…
Shining the spotlight on incentives for college coaches and athletic directors reveals than winning and losing. This has…
Former UCF star quarterback Blake Bortles, the No. 3 overall pick in May’s National Football League Draft, signed…
Orlando City Soccer’s new stadium shows the (World) Cup spills over in Florida and across the region. The Orlando…
The decision to bring back Stetson Hatter football has scored big for both the university and the local…
Call it the Olympics Light. And this torch burns throughout the year. The 2014 Sunshine State Games,…
Opened in 1959, the Daytona International Speedway introduced the fastest speedway for stock cars of its time. The…
Sports’ Economic Impact Grows. John Webb has proven quite the forecaster. When asked last year about the $36…
The project was never a slam dunk. Urban renewal seldom is. However, in a back-and-forth contest that still…
An annual rite of passage, spring training attracts visitors and dollars. Editor’s Note: This is the debut of…
The sports economic impact in the Super Region results in billions of dollars. That’s quite a score. In…
The unlikely partnership of Full Sail University and World Wrestling Entertainment is proving to be a perfect match.…
A bold prediction: In 2017 the national champion of college football will emerge from Tampa Bay. The University…
Take $46 worth of supplies, dehydrated University of Florida football players and a brilliant doctor and his team,…
The emphasis on sports and sporting events at all levels obviously has been great for Florida’s economy, but everyone…
J.J. Worten’s miraculous one-handed catch against Temple University meant millions of dollars to the University of Central Florida…
That’s not to say that major team sports aren’t important. Home to nine major professional league teams already,…
There hasn’t been this kind of buzz for soccer since the 1994 World Cup matches in Orlando. Except…
The question is: Will Nathan Benderson Park serve as the host venue for the 2017 World Rowing Championship?…
America’s favorite pastime has teamed up with Sarasota to help fund an important chamber program. The Balti Orioles…